Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-11
THE RAILROAD RECORD.
The California Clippers Claim That the
Against Them-Transportatio Topics.

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Interstate Commerce Bill Operates
Against Them-Transportation Topics.
THE OPPOSITION TO SECTION FOUR.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-All Of the Inter
State Commerce Commissioners except
Chairman Cooley were present ut to.day's
session. e. N. Taft. counsel for Sutton &
Co.. of New York. representing the Clipper
ship lines. read q statementin opposition
to the application OF the transcontinental
railroad lines to be released from the opera
tion of section four. In referring to what
he understood to be an agreement between
the transcontinental lines and the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company to endeavor to
secure the suspension of the fourth section,
Taft said George Gould is prominent can
didate for the Presidency OF one OF these
lines SO that relations between companies
promise to resemble marriage of royal
families. As illustrating the nature Of the
competitii which pfSduced tariff sheets
Of the Southern Pacific railroad, offering
to take freight for California from several
hundred interior Eastern cities and towns
at the through rate charged from New 1orK
to California. He said that this virtually
amounted to q rebate to these points: II
the Clipper lines took freight rom new
burg for California they would require SHIP
pers to pay the charges from interior towns
to New York City.
CANADIAN PACIFIC WANT TnEIR SHARE
IAN FRANclsco, June 5.-The Canadian
Pacific has taken measures to compete
with it's American rivals Tor the Chlnese
trade in tea, silk and other commodlrles'
and is now bidding to secure the SUBSIDY
offered by the New Zealand Governmens
,or TRANSPORTATION of mail matter through
to ENGLAND. The contract is now held cy
the Oceanic Steamship Company. which,
with the steamships Alamada and Maria
nosa for long voyages across the Pacific.
!. 20 irving mails between New Zealand and
England in thirty-two to thirty three
da9s- The Canadian road has made bids'
offering to run steamers and connecung
trains at such q rate Of speed that mahs
will reach their destination in thirty days,
La reduction of forty-eight hours in the
time made by Spreckel's steamers. IL nas
been suggested that time could De savea ~
leaving mails at Sandiego and lorwaroine
them east by the southern nnes. py .,,. Sn,.
L III
ho,,rs in through time will be saved. Ine
aoent; for the New Zealand Government IN
this citv has sent communication TO n1t
> government. reciting the advantages O
Sandiego as q calling place Tor steamers
/ IN MEET THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
SAN Francisco, June Sat meeting 0
, the transcontinental railroad lines IN tnl
{ c;tv to-day, it was decided to obtain an
, thority OF the Eastern trunk lines 10 "ee
the Canadian Pacific and Pacific Mall rate
q. ia deemed advisable without hrst nool
fv;no them as is rendered necessary o.
II present arrangement. Not improbable !
8 view Of utterances, that the railroad omclal
8 state that supplementary rate sheet WI
r ha issued in few days announcing Gu
70 rates. The question Of the Canad.:n Fl
10 c;f;c and the Pacific Mail competition va
II discussed at length. and also tne ao.le'
h;l;tv OF meeting it. one agent was ais''
s. clned to meet competition at any exon
le ALLEGING that any such attempt wooid on
y, lead to lower cuts on the part OF their con
r, netitors. However, it was decided an
fort would be made to prevent TINS comp
tition, extending to anything but Cai''ofn
commodity shipments.
al RAILROAD SOLD.
ed P,rrsnuRe, June S.-The Pittsours
is Western road was sold this morning ono
10 an order from the court for 81 'ooo'o'o
ch ''n o'1
or M. Reformed Church eyno0.